Harris making plays at corner

Friday

Jul 27, 2012 at 12:01 AM

Spotlight on a player Eagles fans attending camp can keep an eye on

No. 38 Cliff Harris

Cornerback Cliff Harris was in the Eagles' first rookie camp back in May, but, because the University of Oregon utilizes a quarterly semester schedule, he wasn't allowed to attend any further OTAs until his class graduated.

The OTAs were over by the time his class finally ended.

“Any chance to be around team you want to," he said. "I missed all summer hanging around getting mental reps. I missed a lot.”

The lack of work hasn't seemed to bother the 5-foot-11 Harris, who arrived at camp weighing 170 pounds, which is exactly the weight the Eagles wanted him to be, he said.

Harris has demonstrated a nose for the football and is probably the unofficial leader of most interceptions during the first three days of camp that had only rookies, free agents and selected veterans.

He also plays very physically, as he has shown in press coverage with solid jams of various receivers the Eagles lined up against him.

“Every day I want to make a play, get on tape,” he said. “Every play I want to make my best play. That's what I strive for and am trying to do every day.”

-- Ed Kracz

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